Riegelwood is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Riegelwood enrolled in college, Riegelwood has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Riegelwood is worth considering.
Riegelwood is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Riegelwood has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.30% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Riegelwood in 2022 was $38,774, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,096 for a family of four. However, Riegelwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Riegelwood is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riegelwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riegelwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Riegelwood include German, Irish, English, Lithuanian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Riegelwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Italian.
